Said board shall be authorized to make conveyances or assurances for all property acquired by it under the provisions of this act [73-8-1 to 73-8-60 NMSA 1978] in the name of the district to and for the purposes herein expressed, to institute and maintain all actions and proceedings or suits at law or in equity necessary or proper for fully carrying out the provisions of this act or to enforce, maintain, protect or preserve any or all rights, privileges and immunities created by this act or acquired in pursuance hereof. In all courts, actions, suits or proceedings, the board may sue, appear or defend in person or by attorneys and in the name of the district. Judicial notice shall be taken in all actions, suits and judicial proceedings in any court of this state of the organization and existence of any drainage district of this state organized hereunder, from and after the filing in the office of the county clerk of a copy of the order by the board of county commissioners as hereinbefore provided for; and a certified copy of such order shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity and legal sufficiency of all acts, matters and proceedings therein recited and set forth; and any such drainage district the legality or regularity of the formation or organization whereof shall not be questioned by proceedings in quo warranto within one year from the date of the filing of such copy of such order, shall be conclusively deemed to be a legally and regularly organized and established and existing drainage district within the meaning of this act and its due and lawful formation and organization shall not thereafter be questioned in any action, suit or proceeding, whether brought under the provisions of this act or otherwise.
History: Laws 1917, ch. 22, § 22; C.S. 1929, § 40-222; 1941 Comp., § 77-2022; 1953 Comp., § 75-21-22.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — The words "this chapter" refers to Laws 1917, ch. 22, now compiled as Article 8 of Chapter 73, NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For proceedings in quo warranto, see Chapter 44, Article 3 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Estoppel to rely on statute of limitations, 24 A.L.R.2d 1413.
28 C.J.S. Drains § 15 et seq.
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